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forgot about this board, but glad i found it today.. i'm 10w2d and just so so nervous and worried all the time. every one of our appointments have been great -- first saw the heartbeat at only 6 weeks, saw at ton of movement at 9 weeks, numbers good, etc. but now i'm done with my RE and with OB and our next appt isn't until next Friday. i don't know why the idea of waiting 2 weeks for an appointment makes me worry that something is going to happen.. but we planned on telling some more family on Christmas Eve and right now i'm just not feeling incredibly confident.

the friends i know who got pregnant with no troubles told people right away -- like 5 weeks! why am i so worried?

sometimes i feel like i'm just getting large, like maybe my clothes don't fit bc of dinner the night before, or all the carbs i'm eating. i just want to be confident and stop checking for blood every single time i pee..

i do truly believe this is our baby and some days i feel excited and connected, but today i'm scared..

@littleredhairedgrl: I'm so sorry that I'm just seeing that. Like @marionberry: I really didn't feel confident for a long time, like maybe 16 weeks or so, and then I had another freak out right around 20 weeks. In fact, I had one just this week at 24 weeks It's so, so hard to trust. I'm excited that you've graduated to the OB, though! I hope that yours is responsive to your concerns. Even though they're not REs, many are so supportive and understanding of what we've been through. Call them if you need, even if it's before next Friday.

You have to do what feels right, but if you want to tell people, do it! Every baby deserves to be celebrated, and every Mama should know that she has the love and support of those around her, no matter what. If it feels right, tell people; if not, don't. Either way, know that you are pregnant, and enjoy your little miracle as much as you can!

PS-I still check for blood every time I pee, but that impulse slowed down somewhere after my nuchal scan at 12 weeks. Now, I mostly just look out of habit, and the few times I've seen it, I surprisingly didn't lose it. You can do this, lady.

@marionberry @lovelyplum @jennimac thank you all so much for your kind and thoughtful words. I am feeling much better today and just greatful that we are even at this point. excited to tell some close family and just can't wait for our 11 wk appt on friday. happy holidays!!

@msmug: Congratulations (from a lurker)!

@msmug: Congratulations!! You've gone through so much to get here! What a wonderful Christmas gift.

@littleredhairedgrl: How did your appointment go? I keep forgetting to check this board more frequently. I hope you have enjoyed the holidays with your little one growing magically inside of you. And that your OB appointment went well. It was so crazy to switch from the frequency of RE appointments to the 4 week gaps between OB appointments. I had lovely nausea to remind me that I was pregnant. But I feel like the worry of everything we had been through kind of stuck with me until at least the second trimester.

@Mrs.Someone: Have you had your 6w ultrasound?

@Mrs.Someone: So exciting! I'll be thinking of you! And yay for 7w3d

Adding myself in here. We were just in the middle of getting our diagnostic testing for IF stuff when I got my BFP this morning! I had 2 MCs and a brain tumor that I had surgery for last year that impacted my hormones, so we got the IF referral in late November. DH just found out he had motility issues last week too, so we're super shocked by the BFP. Both our MCs were early losses (6-10 weeks) so we are really nervous, but here's hoping!

@gingerbebe: oh my! Congratulations!

@msmug: Wow! Congratulations!

@littleredhairedgrl: Congrats! And hang in there. When you get those days of fear, just keep telling yourself that you are pregnant. Eventually, you'll start feeling kicks and you'll feel far more confident.

Thanks everyone

@gingerbebe: Early on my symptoms would come and go and it was so scary, but everything was ok. I'm crossing my fingers that everything will go perfectly for you!

First beta was 58.
Second beta 48 hours later was EXACTLY 116.
Having a third tomorrow plus progesterone testing. Hoping the bean has a little higher of a number!

@Mrs.Someone: Just now seeing this, so glad you had a good first ultrasound!!!!

Had my 3rd beta draw today plus progesterone level testing. Will get results Monday. Of course crazy over here took a CBED with weeks estimator an hour ago and its still showing at 1-2 weeks. The threshold over to 2-3 weeks is 156 mIU, so that freaked me out a little. A doubled HCG level today should have been 232 mIU so I'm just hoping its a blood vs. urine discrepancy.

@gingerbebe: good luck! Blood levels would be higher than urine levels, so I don't think that test would be accurate at interpreting your doubling time.

I am so behind on this thread!!

@msmug: @gingerbebe: congratulations!! Welcome

@Mrs.Someone: I think I commented elsewhere, but I am very excited for your little bean's heartbeat

@gingerbebe: I hope that you get good results tomorrow.

I go in for my glucose test tomorrow, and I am really nervous about it. I was on Metformin for a few years for slightly elevated A1C, and diabetes runs in my family. As a result, I'm not really all that optimistic that I'm going to pass, and I'm freaking out a bit about what that means for my eating habits/rest of this pregnancy/labor and delivery. I'm trying not to be crazy about it, but it does worry me. Hoping the worry is all for nothing!

@LovelyPlum: I'll be thinking of you tomorrow! I have a friend who is doing the pregnant diabetic diet right now, and as much as she hates it, shes doing well. I hope you don't have to do it, but I know you'll do great if you do!

@gingerbebe: I'm glad that your P was so high! I hope that your HCG came back great as well!